The number of financially motivated cyber incidents across New Zealand has reached a new historic peak. The National Cyber Security Centre recently published its annual Cyber Threat Report, which found that cyber activities conducted with the intent to steal or extort payment accounted for 28 percent of incidents. For the first time, financially motivated attacks surpassed...
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Accenture Acquires UK Government Digital Transformation Firm 6point6
Accenture has agreed to acquire technology consultancy firm 6point6. The acquisition, once completed, will expand Accenture’s presence and capability to support customers in the United Kingdom. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. London-headquartered 6point6 was founded in 2012. It offers digital transformation, cybersecurity and data services to the U.K. central government. Among its major...
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Airbus Helicopters, Naval Group Test Unmanned Aerial System From French Navy Frigate
Airbus Helicopters and the French defense company Naval Group have completed a sea trial of a naval aerial drone system in the Mediterranean Sea. The autonomous VSR700 flew from the multi-mission frigate Provence, demonstrating its capability to perform surveillance and intelligence missions from an operational warship. The trial was conducted with the French Navy, which supplied...
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US Hosts Radiological, Nuclear Training for Slovenian Armed Forces, Civilian Agencies
Personnel from the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration have conducted training on how to respond to radiological emergencies with a United States ally in Europe. In Kranj, Slovenia, over 25 participants, including members of the Slovenian Armed Forces and Criminal Police Directorate, took part in the International Radiological and Nuclear Training for Emergency Response course. ...
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John Chen to Retire as Executive Chair and CEO at Blackberry
John Chen will step down as executive chair and CEO of BlackBerry on Nov. 4. Richard Lynch, a current member of the BlackBerry board of director’s compensation, nomination and governance committee, will step in as interim CEO while the company searches for a permanent replacement. “I’m proud to have been able to establish BlackBerry’s vision...
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Thales Names Fabien Bortoluzzi as Managing Director for Western, Central Africa Operations
Thales has appointed Fabien Bortoluzzi as managing director of the company’s operations in Western and Central Africa. In his new role, Bortoluzzi will lead the company’s over 1,000 employees in the continent and drive the growth of its civil and defense businesses in the region from the Thales West and Central Africa headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. ...
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Canada Holds Ceremonial Keel-Laying for Upcoming HMCS Preserver
Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s minister of energy and natural resources, participated Friday in a ceremonial keel-laying of the Royal Canadian Navy’s future HMCS Preserver. The activity, which involves placing a newly minted coin near a ship’s keel for good luck, was conducted at Seaspan Shipyards’ facility in Vancouver, British Columbia. Representatives from RCN and Seaspan laid...
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Google to Improve Connectivity in South Pacific With Two Upcoming Subsea Cables
Google is installing two new transpacific subsea cables in the Pacific Ocean as part of the South Pacific Connect initiative. The first cable, named Honomoana after the Polynesian word for “link” and “ocean,” will connect French Polynesia to the United States and Australia. Meanwhile, Tabua, named after a sacred Fijian whale’s tooth, will serve communities in...
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Multiple European Organizations Launch Modular, Multirole Patrol Corvette Development Project
The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation and Naviris have signed a contract to commence development of the European Patrol Corvette, the first phase of the Modular, Multirole Patrol Corvette program. The naval vessel development project, supported by the European Commission through the European Defence Fund, will develop and produce corvette fleets for militaries and police in the...
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DCSA Identifies Electronics, Software, C4 as Most Targeted US Technologies in New Report
Foreign entities continue to target U.S. government partners to access classified technologies. According to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, electronics, software, and command, control, communication and computers are the top three most targeted Industrial Base Technologies in 2022. DCSA published the most recent version of its Targeting U.S. Technologies report, which provides information on...